Nigerian Army troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI
in conjunction with the Air Task Force on Sunday 20 June 2021 inflicted heavy
casualty on Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) Terrorists
groups who were camping around Wartek in the general area of Lambom forest.
Acting on credible intelligence, the troops with close air support from the
Nigerian Air Task Force component swiftly carried out a simultaneous land and
air offensive, penetrating deep into Lamboa forest in Borno state. The gallant
troops over ran the position of the terrorists with heavy volume of fire from
both land and air, killing over 20 insurgents. The troops also captured heavy
fire weapons and arms, including three Anti Aircraft Guns, three AK 47 Rifles
and two Gun Trucks, aside two other Gun Trucks that were destroyed by the
troops. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General Faruk Yahaya has
congratulated the troops for the successful conduct of the operation. He
enjoined the troops to sustain the ongoing offensive under Operation HADIN KAI,
until thinsurgents are completely surmounted. The COAS reiterated the commitment
of the Nigerian Army under his leadership to bring terrorism and insurgency to
an end in the North East.
ONYEMA NWACHUKWU Brigadier General Director Army
Public Rela
tions 21 June 2021
Reviewed by Abdullahi sabiu
on
June 22, 2021
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